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Thailand

A happy end for Abhisit

Occasional New Mandala commentator, and very minor royal, Nuat Namman Na Thoeng provides a tribute to Abhisit's extraordinary electoral record.

Minorities and minority rights in Thailand

John Draper and David Streckfuss provide a timely introduction to the subject of minority rights and mapping of ethnolinguistic groups in Thailand.

Succession and legitimacy: Vajiralongkorn and T├┤n Duc Thang

David Camroux compares Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn and T├┤n Duc Thang

Pol-la-muang: The making of superior Thais

A new social class, with high morals, lavish salaries, and anti-majoritarian missions, will probably do Thailand more harm than good

“Children of the revolution” to revolutionary grandchildren?

Ruediger Korff examines the challenges of generational change in Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asian Frontiers field course

Nicholas Farrelly reflects on an ANU field course about the Thailand-Myanmar borderlands

ANU Thai Studies Conference

Thongchai Winichakul stars in an exciting lineup at the ANU Thai Studies Conference on 30 April and 1 May 2015.

America needs Thai style democracy

Occasional New Mandala contributor Nuat Namman calls on foreign commentators to take a less simplistic approach to American democracy

Thailand’s social media battleground

Robert Talcoth argues that in Thailand social media has the potential of becoming another tool of oppression

Academic freedom in Thailand

With the summary dismissal of Dr. Somsak Jeamteerasakul by Thammasat University, a new campaign has been launched

V-Day resistance to the junta’s coercive regime

Aim Sinpeng analyses the most important anti-government rally since Thailand's May 2014 coup

Soldiers with democratic hearts?

Nicholas Farrelly offers a brief analysis of military self-perception in Thailand

Impeaching Yingluck Shinawatra

Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang argues that arbitrariness has continued to jeopardise public institutions in Thailand

Blind spot in Buddhist Studies

Eisel Mazard looks closely at the relationship between Buddhist Studies and contemporary politics in Southeast Asia

The making of pseudo-democracy

Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang says military-style participation renders constitution drafting meaningless

Koh Tao trial another litmus test

Luke Corbin suggests the Koh Tao investigation is an example of institutional discrimination against the Burmese in Thailand

Thais in exile

Kannikar Petchkaew profiles four Thais who have sought refuge abroad since the coup of May 2014

Thai Coup: A normal way of life

Chatwadee Rose Amornpat makes a strident argument for the abolition of the lese majeste law

Prayuth, do you hear the people sing?

Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang argues that Thai democracy cannot be built under a regime of suppression, fear and lies

Southeast Asian borders and research

In the text of a recent talk, Nicholas Farrelly reflects on the heritage of research about Thailand and more at the ANU

The funeral of Dr Apiwan Wiriyachai

Photo-journalist Nick Nostitz provides a significant account of a top Red Shirt's funeral

Another view of the Ramkhamhaeng inscription

D. Hellmann-Rajanayagam and Ruediger Korff suggest that a long, trans-regional story still needs to be fully told

The Embassy: A review

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly takes a look at a new Australian television show set in Thailand

A numbers game: Social media and political legitimacy

Robert Talcoth examines the tricky matter of quantifying support for Thailand's competing political movements